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Education Programs
Educating the community, of all ages, is essential to fostering a healthy watershed. Our school and community programs are designed to help the current and next generation of water stewards develop the knowledge, skills, and relationships needed to creatively and collaboratively manage the Teton Valley’s water resources.
K-12 Education Program
We have partnered with K-12 Teton Valley Schools since 2003 to provide classroom and field based watershed science education. Each year over 500 students participate in at least one of our educational programs.
Community Education Program
Our community education events and classes are designed to help adults develop the knowledge, skills, and relationships needed to creatively and collaboratively manage the Teton Valley’s water resources.
RESOURCES
In addition to providing locally relevant information on water-related topics, FTR also provides resources and support for homeowners, landowners, water rights holders, teachers, farmers, and community members. We have resources for you that help connect you with experts and services, educational supplies, incentive programs, and more.
Betsy first visited Teton Valley as a 10-year-old from Atlanta, GA, on a family trip west (station wagon and pop-up camper in tow), and knew from that point that the Tetons were amazing and the Rockies were where she wanted to be when she grew up. With a B.A. in Biology and an M.A. in Geography, she enjoyed a career in natural resource management with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest Service, the last 20 years in Utah and Montana. In 2022, she and her husband Dan started building their home in Tetonia, moving here in 2023, and are enjoying the outdoor joys of the Tetons and getting to know Teton Valley. She enjoys all things outdoors, particularly hiking, mountain biking, skiing, and trying to dabble in bikepacking; loves traveling although finds leaving their senior tabby to be so hard.
Rafe owns and operates Canewater Farm in Victor, Idaho. Rafe studied business at The University of Georgia and organic agriculture at the University of California Santa Cruz. Rafe brings the unique perspective of the local agricultural community to Friends of the Teton River. He is a farmer and a fisherman who views the Teton River as the lifeblood of the community. He advocates for collaboration between agricultural and recreational stakeholders. He is a proud father of two children, Rowan and Emmalou. He and his family sneak away from the farm any chance they can to camp, fish, ski, bike and explore the beautiful mountains and rivers of the area.